Originally Posted by happy_quilter
I inherited an old "feather ticking" made with downy feathers as the lining from my mother-in-law when my DH and I were first married. I have stored it in a cedar chest all these years. It is in dire need of repair and I did not have the heart to throw it out.
I think that if the feathers are the real downy feathers (the softer ones) and dry, they would work in a quilt.
I 'repaired' a down pillow by simply buying ticking and making a cover and putting the OLD pillow in it and sewing up the end. Then I washed and dried the whole thing by machine. that way, I didn't have to take a chance on having feathers fly everywhere.